>>13512976>And it'll be ready quickly.When they announce the reactor then it's likely they got a new sponsor, by then the Star Ship will be doing regular flights like the Falcon 9.
Reactors that do well on mars will change the public's opinion on nuclear energy because they see Mars as "the future", and if a nuclear reactor is being sent then their mind tells them "it must mean that reactors have gotten a lot better".
If a mini reactor does well on mars then the public will support mini reactors for industrial sites such as steel refineries, micro chip fabs,desalinization plants. Imagine the day when we don't have memory chip price hikes because of reliable nuclear energy has eliminated power outages.